Example sentences of "[conj] it [is] only [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am a bit annoyed so I said do n't get messed about I said this is the whole point cos if , if you get over there and there 's and it 's only for a bloody week it 'll be annoying . |
| 2 | The gentle ascending traverse belies the true nature of the clough , and it is only beyond a stile on the western bank of the steam bed that the deeply-cut nature of the ravine is revealed . |
| 3 | It means that when pesticides are used , and it is only as a last resort , then the most environmentally friendly are chosen . |
| 4 | He pointed out that , when new products come on the market , they are often treated as great blessings , and it is only after a great deal of experience and use that we learn of their dangers and downsides . |
| 5 | I would rather see people that are going to start work , even if it is only for a year , at the same time where they are working that year that somebody take an interest in what 's going to happen to them at the end of that year . |
| 6 | Furthermore , you are entitled to assume that any flat roof will need replacing before long , even if it is only on a garage , porch or dormer window . |
| 7 | Even if it 's only for a few days both you and your baby will benefit . |
| 8 | Always close and lock all doors and windows when you leave your caravan — even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 9 | To protect your bike , always lock it every time you leave it , even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 10 | Er making yourself feel good even if it 's only for a short time . |
| 11 | You must get away , even if it 's only for a couple of days . |
| 12 | ‘ Even if it 's only for a couple of hours , I have to go to bed . ’ |
| 13 | So I said if it 's only for a mile it 's going to be well less than a minute at eighty , presuming you were doing more than thereabouts and er that was it . |
| 14 | In a sense and a I 'm not sure if it 's only in a sense , that , that when we talk now of say are n't we trying to approach the same ? |
| 15 | In fact , a particular variable may have more than one function , but it is only by a close analysis that treats speaker variables as independent that we will be able to determine whether this is so . |
| 16 | … but it 's only by a whisker |
| 17 | They 're competing for access to male pouches , what mammalian males are doing is competing for access to female uteruses because it 's only in a female uterus that an offspring can develop if you 're a mammal . |
| 18 | Furthermore , since ethics is an empirical and historical discipline and since it is only in a democracy that all citizens participate equally , Dewey argued that the realization of each individual 's ethical potential can only occur within a democracy . |